A Ridgeway, Missouri man suffered serious injuries  in a single-vehicle crash in Harrison county early Tuesday morning.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Robert Smith lost control of his vehicle along U.S. Highway 136 west of Mount Moriah at 2 a.m. Tuesday.

According to the crash report, the vehicle left the highway, hit a ditch and overturned.

Mr. Smith, 26, was transported to the Truman Medical Center with serious injuries.  Two passengers in the vehicle refused medical treatment at the scene of the crash.

With rain in the forecast all week, Troop H offers this cautionary tale.

Slick driving conditions are blamed in part for a crash that sent two Lathrop residents to the hospital Monday afternoon.  A crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol indicates Samual Desselle lost control of his vehicle when it began to hydroplane along Missouri Highway 33 north of Plattsburg and left the highway.

Mr Desselle and his passenger Kathy Desselle were transported to Mosaic Life Care for treatment of minor injuries.

Hy-Vee says it is voluntarily recalling six trail-mix products across its eight-state region out of an abundance of caution. The grocer says the store brand products are being recalled because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The products include Hy-Vee Caramel Cashew Honey Crunch Trail Mix, Hy-Vee Dark Chocolate Cranberry Trail Mix, Hy-Vee Mountain Trail Mix, Hy-Vee Mountain Trail Mix To Go, Hy-Vee Berry Trail Mix and Hy-Vee Santa Fe Trail Mix.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy individuals may also suffer short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Listeria monocytogenes infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

To date, no illnesses have been reported in connection with these products.

Customers who purchased this product should discard it or return it to their local Hy-Vee store for a full refund.  If you have questions, contact Hy-Vee Customer Care representatives 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 1-800-772-4098.

Find the original announcement from Hy-Vee here.

The Missouri Department of Transportation is asking for input from the public on plans to replace the bridge on Route DD over Interstate 29 at exit 35 near Faucett.

MoDOT said it will hold a public meeting tomorrow, May 24, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Faucett Lions Club to discuss and gather input regarding construction plans for the project. The meeting will be an open-house style format with no planned formal presentation. Designers and engineers from MoDOT and Bartlett & West will be on hand to answer questions and receive input.

The current bridge, built in 1958, carries approximately 1,950 vehicles per day and has exceeded its intended lifespan. Most of the state’s 10,376 bridges were designed and built to last 50 years. The project is scheduled to go out for bid in May 2017 and the bridge will be closed during its replacement.

The United Way of Greater St. Joseph has hired a new Campaign Director.

Kylee Strough, United Way President said Monday that Renita Neville has joined the United Way staff team as Campaign Director.

Neville comes to United Way after almost two years with MERIL as a Community Relations and Grant Specialist. Prior to joining MERIL, Neville spent nearly 20-years managing client services and projects in the healthcare technology industry.

“United Way had an excellent pool of applicants to choose from and after several interviews, we feel that Renita will do a great job as Campaign Director for United Way and be a nice addition to the staff team,” Strough said. “Renita’s client services and project management skills will translate well to managing the annual fundraising campaign and working with thousands of donors. We are excited to have her join the team.”

Neville replaces Sarah Weaver who recently accepted a position at First American Title.

“I’m honored to be a part of this organization that is so respected, and that plays such a critical role in meeting the needs of our community,” Neville said.

Neville’s primary responsibility will be to provide staff leadership to the annual fundraising campaign.

The Southwest Parkway bridge over Garfield Avenue will reopen to traffic late in the afternoon on Monday, May 23.

A ribbon cutting will be held at 5pm, to celebrate the completion of the 13-month long construction project. The ribbon cutting will be held on the north side of the bridge, entering off of 22nd Street.

As we previously reported, the original bridge was built in 1929.

Funding for the project came from the 2008 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) half-cent sales tax, with the project totaling $3 million dollars.